Daily Republican., 1887-03-21

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fTAa Fisheries keturu = W6sk.
osmsiing Places ksidsa--A. Judg
Asked to Step Down and Oas.
The Aoting Secretary Of the Tres sur,
hiss issued . circular to customs officer
promulRAtiag the recent Get of Con
eress, authorizing the President /,
protect the rights OF Amsricsn fsbipI
vessels, American fishermen snt
American trading and other vessels Il
certain cases." etc, and the act reIat
Ing to the Importing and landing O
msckerel caught during the spa awnine
season." and calling particular atten
tion 70 their provisions.
Edward Leeming, aged 80 years, ol
zol5 HANCOCK street, Philadelphis. q
patient In the Episcopal Hospital, com.
mitted suicide carly on Saturday morn
ing by drowning himself in q bathtuh
st the hospital. He was admitted to
the hospital on February 13, with his
throat cut, the wound being self In
hicted. He slowly recovered from the
wound, and for the past two weeks had
been cut of bed. =
A telegram from Sharon, Pa. reports
that the Shenango and Aileehe ny Goa,
mnorss who struck at the beginning oi
the year for an advance OF Eve Der
cent. In wages, have decided to return
70 work on Monday st the old rata. The
striko affected about 600 men and caused
|a susper ston Of work In six mines.
Hreet dsstitu.ion is reported among the
families OF tho ssnksfs. = ~
Tha striking brAkemen on the Mabon.
Ing Division Of the New York, PenusyI-
vantA and Ohio railroad. at 3 meeting
on Saturday night, decided to return to
work on condition that the suits now
pending In the United States Courts
against certain strikers be withdrawn,
Word was ssnt tn the officials OF the
road, but no response has ~ yet been
received.
The police last night made . raid on
six alleged disorderly and gambling
and Race streets, Philadelphia, Pa,
and captured 274 Chinamen. A lot al
|opiulc pipes and gambling implements
were also secured. After being taken
to the police station on Eleventh street.
above Race, oil but the proprietors OF
the places were discharged.
1t is reported from Ozark, Kapsss,
that Judge Hale, of the Christian
County Court. has received q written
request which Is almost . psremptory
demand, signed by numerous prominent
citizens, to resign, "a he is accused of
being member OF the Bald Knobbers,
and OF having induced others to Join
the organization.
The funeral of Pierre Solidor Milon,
veteran Of the wars Of Napoleon Bona
parte, who died on Wednesday, took
place on Sunday afternoon from his
late residence, No. 1888 Juliana street,
Philadelphia. The services were cor .
Quoted at the house by the Very Rev.
O. e McEvoy, o 8 A,
At mass meeting Of the coal min ers
lat Irwin, Pa, Saturday, the compro-
mise proposition OF the Westm oreland
and Pennsylvania Coal Companies to
pay sixty cents per ton for mining for
one year from April LIST was almost
unanimously adopted.
An express train on the Grand Trunk
Railway ran into q freight eneine At
Ingsrsoll, Ontario, ON Sunday, Bosh
engines aud baggage car were wreck
ed, ar two coaches badly damaged. A
defective air-brake was the cause.
An explosion in the works of the
United OH Company, at Baltimore, on
saturday, resulted In the killing OF
Jacob Hoffman. Edward Rollison was
fatally injured and Peter Corners and
Christopher Kurtz were dangerously
injured.
Richard Ireland, q prominent citizen
OF 6t. Paul. Mimi, died on Friday last
at the age Of SO years. He leaves ave
children, the only son being Bishop
Ireland, Of the Roman Catholic diocese
|of st. Paul.
An explosion of gas In the Standard
Coal mines, at Mount Pleasant, Pa, on
Saturday, blew the covering off the
mouth of the old shaft and dangerously
ii not fatally injured two men.
Two engines ran into each other on q
railroad curve at Toledo, Ohio, ON Sat.
uIday, and one of them was completelv
wrecked. Four train men and a boy
were injured, the boy fatally.
The Austrian ship Hlobodna, with
cotton, from New Orleans for Rsval, is
ashore on one of the Florida reefs, She
has bilged and wreckers are saving the
cargo.
Adam Firnback, 90 years of age, was
fatally stabbed BY Louis Wolf, an ex-
convict, 1T dance in West Thirty
ninth street, New York, early yesterday
morning.
By the fall Of an elevator ip North g.
90. 3 shop at New Haven, on Saturday,
two men were injured, one dangerous.
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